US and China discuss potential nuclear site visits: CNN
Washington and Beijing are in talks over reciprocal nuclear site visits and plan to press ahead with direct meetings in the coming months, CNN reports.
U.S. and Chinese officials have discussed the possibility of reciprocal visits to nuclear sites, according to CNN. The idea was first raised by China in meetings with U.S. officials earlier this year, and both countries have been considering the prospect, the news agency reported on Tuesday, citing anonymous sources.
The talks have primarily occurred during UN Security Council meetings involving the five permanent veto-wielding members. However, President Trump did not mention the idea during his meeting with President Xi Jinping last month, despite suggesting trilateral arms control negotiations between the U.S., China, and Russia.
China claims its nuclear arsenal is significantly smaller than that of Russia and the U.S., leading to speculation that its participation in such talks would be unnecessary. Nonetheless, further lower-level discussions on possible nuclear site visits are anticipated before U.S. and Chinese leaders meet again this year, potentially at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in China or during the Group of 20 meetings in the U.S.
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